“Over the next few weeks demolition equipment will rip up the concrete slabs on the 128-acre site along I-75. Recession aside, work appears to be on track to redevelop the Hapeville site, to be called Aerotropolis Atlanta, into a mixed-use project adjacent to Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

By fall, Phase 1 — light industrial and parking construction — is expected to be under way. Jacoby Development Inc., the developer that turned an old steel mill into Atlantic Station — a live-work-play mini-city in Midtown — is the developer for the $1.5 billion project. Aerotropolis Atlanta is zoned for office space, hotels, retail, restaurants, a light industrial business park and a 4,000-space airport parking facility…” (more…)

Former Ford plant site nears Phase 1  (AJC – May 26, 2009) »

“While other submarkets stitch together development projects in this treacherous economy, the south side of Atlanta is laying whole fabric with major development and redevelopment deals.

In the process, there is a changing landscape — and perception — of real estate south of Interstate 20…”

Interesting article from the Atlanta Business Chronicle on the developments coming to the South Fulton and Tri-Cities area.

“There’s a common thread to the stories of how many homeowners came to live in East Point, inside the Perimeter on Atlanta’s southside. Many discover it by accident and report a happy ending that includes affordable homes, friendly neighbors and a convenient location…”

Great article about East Point in the AJC today.